The Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced yesterday that it has reached separate settlements with three facilities for compromising the privacy of patient protected health information during the filming of “Boston Med,” an ABC television documentary series.
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OCR reaches $999,000 in settlements for disclosure of PHI during “Boston Med” filming
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced yesterday that it has reached separate settlements with three facilities for compromising the privacy of patient protected health information during the filming of “Boston Med,” an ABC television documentary series.
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Noteworthy: Proposed changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
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A proposed change to CMS’ 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule is causing controversy. CMS is suggesting revisions to the fee schedule aimed at simplifying the way physician visits are reported.
 

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Q&A: Principal diagnosis selection for patient with CKD, ARF
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Q: Our team is having a hard time determining a principal diagnosis for a patient with a history of stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) who is receiving chronic hemodialysis and is in acute renal failure (ARF) with volume overload. What ICD-10-CM code should be listed as the principal diagnosis?

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